Rhododendron rigidum

Rhododendron rigidum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Species: R. rigidum
Binomial name
Rhododendron rigidum

Rhododendron rigidum (基毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to Sichuan and Yunnan, China, where it grows at altitudes of 2000–3400 meters. It is a shrub that grows to 1–2 m in height, with leaves that are elliptic, oblong elliptic, oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 2.5–6.8 by 1–3.2 cm in size. Flowers are white to reddish purple.

Synonyms

  • Rhododendron caeruleum H. Lév.
  • Rhododendron eriandrum H. Lév. ex Hutch.
  • Rhododendron hesperium Balf. f. & Forrest
  • Rhododendron racemosum var. rigidum (Franch.) Rehnelt
  • Rhododendron rarosquameum Balf. f.
  • Rhododendron sycnanthum Balf. f. & W.W. Sm.

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